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33.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Fairmont in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 14.3 percent lower than the state average of 47.5 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 10,127.

93 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Fairmont residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	501	7
Regular high school diploma	2,473	34.6
GED or alternative credential	257	3.6
Some college, less than 1 year	584	8.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	953	13.3
Associate's degree	733	10.3
Bachelor's degree	1,186	16.6
Master's degree	339	4.7
Professional school degree	77	1.1
Doctorate degree	40	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.